Diary for Tuesday, September 4, 1945: Occupied countries Singapore: BRITISH-INDIAN FORCES RETURN TO SINGAPORE. Politics Allies inform Spain that they intend to re-establish international zone of Tangier.
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Diary for Monday September 3, 1945: Philippines Surrender of Japanese forces, under General Yamashita. Philippines Losses Japanese: 450,000; US: 62,143 including 13,700 KIA.
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Diary for Tuesday, September 3, 1940: Sea War Hitler postpones launching of Operation Sea Lion from September 15 to September 21. US forces to occupy naval and air bases in
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Diary for Sunday, September 2, 1945: Politics SURRENDER DOCUMENT SIGNED BY JAPANESE AND ALLIED LEADERS (headed by MacArthur and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu) aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Occupied countries
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Diary for Monday, September 2, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on airfields. Serious damage at Detling and Eastchurch (bomb dump explodes). Surprise low-level attack on Biggin Hill. Fighter-bomber unit Erpr.Grp.210
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Diary for Sunday, September 1, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 54): four major attacks on fighter airfields in the Southeast; Biggin Hill again badly damaged. First RAF raid
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Diary for Saturday, September 1, 1945: Home Front Italy: Polish cemetery at Monte Cassino dedicated.
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Diary for Saturday, August 31, 1940: Air War German raids on Biggin Hill, Debden, Hornchurch and Eastchurch airfields and Croydon Airport. Losses: German, 38; British, 34. 140 bombers raid Liverpool
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Diary for Friday, August 31, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Arrest of Field Marshals von Brauchitsch and von Manstein. Politics USA: Re-establishes diplomatic relations with Finland. Sea War Merchant shipping losses
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Diary for Thursday, August 30, 1945: Home Fronts Japan: American and British forces land in Tokyo area. MacArthur flies in from Manila. Politics Mexico recognizes Spanish Republican Government as legitimate
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Diary for Friday, August 30, 1940: Politics The Vienna Award: Hitler imposes settlement of territorial dispute between Hungary and Romania, under which the former is to receive northern Transylvania. Air
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Diary for Thursday, August 29, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 51): 720 Messerschmitt Bf 109Es carry out sweeps over Kent but fail to provoke large-scale fighter-v-fighter combats (RAF
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Diary for Wednesday, August 29, 1945: Occupied countries Germany: Göring, Ribbentrop and 22 other Nazi leaders indicted as war criminals. Home Fronts USA: Secret Army and Navy reports of official
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Diary for Wednesday, August 28, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 50): German bombers raid Eastchurch and Rochford airfields and Me 109Es carry out sweeps over southeast England. A
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Diary for Tuesday, August 28, 1945: Occupied countries Japan: Advance guard of 150 US soldiers lands at Atsugi airfield.
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Diary for Monday, August 27, 1945: Sea War Pacific: Allied 3rd Fleet – including US, British, Commonwealth and Dutch warships – anchors in Sagami Bay, within sight of Mt. Fujiyama.
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Diary for Tuesday, August 27, 1940: Sea War Hitler modifies Operation Sea Lion invasion plan: landings to be made on narrow front’, Eastbourne-Folkestone, in preference to earlier ‘broad front’ proposal.
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Diary for Monday, August 26, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 48): Attempted raids on airfields round London, including Debden (heavy damage), and Portsmouth area. Losses: German, 31; British,
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Diary for Sunday, August 26, 1945: Occupied countries Japan: Russians begin occupying Kurile Islands.
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Diary for Sunday, August 25, 1940: Air War FIRST RAF NIGHT RAID ON BERLIN: 81 bombers despatched, but many fail to find target; slight damage in city center and suburbs.
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